Jump to content

captopril

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

[edit]
Chemical structure of captopril
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

[edit]

From (mer)capto +‎ pr(oline) +‎ -yl or (mer)capto +‎ pr(opion)yl.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

captopril (countable and uncountable, plural captoprils)

  1. (pharmacology) An ACE inhibitor used to treat hypertension and some types of congestive heart failure.

Derived terms

[edit]

References

[edit]

Spanish

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /kabtoˈpɾil/ [kaβ̞.t̪oˈpɾil]
  • Rhymes: -il
  • Syllabification: cap‧to‧pril

Noun

[edit]

captopril m (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) captopril